Burial casket construction



June 29, 1948. c."1-|. VOTEY 2,444,275

BURIAL CASKET CONSTfiUCTIQN Filed May 15', 1947 JINVENTOR. duAeLgs H, VQTEY ATTORNEY Patented June 29, 1948 BURIAL CASKET CONSTRUCTION Charles H. Votey, Scarsdale, N. Y., assignor to New York & Brooklyn Gasket 00., Brooklyn, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application May 15, 1947, Serial No. 748,232

3 Claims. (01. 27-2) Wooden caskets are usually built of bottom,

side and end wall boards fastened together by nails or screws. As these elements frequently Work loose, it is the object of the present invention to reinforce the connection and to fasten the parts together mor safely and securely.

The accompanying drawings illustrate one form of my invention,

Fig. 1 is a transverse sectional view of the frame work of a casket on a small scale.

Fig. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing cross sections of the principal parts of the construction on a larger scale.

The bottom of the casket is usually formed of transverse boards 4 and the sidesand ends by boards 5. Along the sides the casket is reinforced by strips 6 and l. The sides are secured to the bottom by longitudinal sheet metal channel members 8 and screws 9. Each channel member has a flange H] which fits in a slot II in the side Wall 5 and a flange l2 which fits in a groove l3 in the outer edge of the bottom member 4. Strip 1 has a groove l4 which accommodates the upper edge of the channel member 8.

Members 6 and l are shaped on a molding machine and glued together along the surfaces 15 and I6 and glued to the outer surface of wall 5 along the surfaces I! and I8, respectively.

I also provide screws l9 which pass through the Wall 5 from the inside and into the strip ii between the surfaces I! and I 8 so as to strengthen the connections and prevent the upper flange ID of the channel member from escaping from the slot II.

The strip 6 not only ornaments the lower edge of the casket but furnishes a convenient hand rail for carrying the casket.

It will be understood of course that the end section of the casket (not shown) is the same as the side section herein shown.

I claim:

1. A burial casket having bottom and side walls connected by channel-like sheet metal members each having a lower flange beneath an outer edge of the bottom wall and an upper flange let into a slot along the adjacent side Wall and a side rail member having an upper part overlapping the upper edge of the channel-like member and secured to the side wall by screws above said upper edge and having a lower part spaced from the side wall for serving as a handle.

2. A burial casket having bottom and side walls connected by channel-like sheet metal members each having a lower flange beneath an outer edge of the bottom wall and an upper flange let into a slot along the adjacent side wall and a side rail member overlapping the upper edge of the channel-like member, said side rail member consisting of a strip inclined outwardly from the side Wall and an interposed strip and means connecting the inclined strip to the side wall above the interposed strip.

3. A burial casket having bottom and side walls connected by channel-like sheet metal members each having a lower flange beneath the outer edge of the bottom wall and an upper flange secured along the side Wall and an outwardly inclined side rail member having an interposed strip overlapping the upper edge of each channel-like member and secured to the side wall above said upper edge.

CHARLES H. VOTEY.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 304,113 Locher Aug. 26, 1884 FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 595,495 Germany Apr. 12, 1934 

